PETE&C+08

=Day 1 - Keynote presenter David Pogue= = = = = =RSS Feed workshop (Chris Champion)=

1. find a reader (google reader) bloglines, pageflakes reader (apple mail client has a reader)

have students subscribe to websites on info. that they like (RSS feed)

scholarly journals have rss feeds

msn live search

Do we have a blog server???

=Day 1 second life www.secondlife.com= =johnbr@cciu.org=

teen grid for our age group info. island eduisland iste island

use a 3d island for experiential learning = = = = =PETE&C day 2 Keynote speaker - Steve Dembo=

curriki google lit trips twitter innovation vs. invention

discovery education twitter yugma ning classroom 2.0 library 2.0 (do a search) differentiated instruction and discovery education digitalnative.org sychronous environment chatcasting hitchhikr = = =Day 2 Tuesday improving literacy through technology (mostly primary/elem)=

iphone - 1 year old use (youtube)

united streaming moviemaker.com (free download) but stores on just that computer

audacity (audio for movies) - reading fluency - export as a wav read, blogs, make messages (presentation stations for elem. classes) burn on cds for parents (dvd files) - send a class dvd home personal narratives - write about skiing accident and write it, then type it and read sound - have audacity open and play the music and just "record"
 * we can use garageband and keynote but it might be a lot easier using movie maker and audacity - iphoto?**

bubbl.us (mind graphic organizer) internet based!! collaborative classblogmeister - need a school code - the teacher writes a prompt or message and kids respond (video in there too - voicethread.com) blogmeister can add in weather and other widgets inventive spelling?? yes or no...1st grade

edublog.org (no school code needed)

flickr - writing prompts from the pictures

Gcast (place to upload podcasts) - yeah!! garageband.com (online source) www.a1freesoundeffects.com http://scratch.mit.edu videospin (free movie making program)

wikispaces bmerrill.wikispaces.com

photostory 3 adobe premier

=Tuesday session 2 Jean Thorpe= =Inspiration and United Streaming=

United (discovery) streaming - to show videos, for writing prompts, children's series - blue dragon Discovery education streaming - how does our school have access to it? http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com
 * you are allowed to use their content for other educational purposes!! no problems with copyright

Inspiration - use rapid fires button (brainstorming) - link the pictures to the actual videos on the topic/ use the "transfer" button to save as a word document or export to ppt. - wiht a mac - you can insert movie or sound right in (tools - insert)
 * webquests* bernie dodge (webquest.org)

smart notebook - software can be used anywhere!! can be done in the same way as inspiration - smart notebook can move all text around - great on interactive board

taking inspiration (take content from united streaming) and use it as a tool for unit mapping - link to lesson plans (word documents) and websites, other docuements